2023 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 11 | 298 | 195 | 65.4 | 1994 | 6.7 | 14 | 10 | 130.43 | 27.1 | 181.3 |
| 2 | Penn State | 11 | 300 | 184 | 61.3 | 2134 | 7.1 | 10 | 10 | 125.41 | 27.3 | 194.0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 12 | 339 | 183 | 54.0 | 1931 | 5.7 | 8 | 15 | 100.77 | 28.3 | 160.9 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 10 | 286 | 142 | 49.7 | 1383 | 4.8 | 7 | 4 | 95.55 | 28.6 | 138.3 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 11 | 318 | 198 | 62.3 | 2039 | 6.4 | 15 | 7 | 127.29 | 28.9 | 185.4 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 11 | 324 | 195 | 60.2 | 2139 | 6.6 | 16 | 8 | 127.01 | 29.5 | 194.5 |
| 6 | Purdue | 11 | 325 | 169 | 52.0 | 2527 | 7.8 | 17 | 9 | 129.03 | 29.5 | 229.7 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 10 | 308 | 200 | 64.9 | 2387 | 7.8 | 20 | 9 | 145.63 | 30.8 | 238.7 |
| 9 | Indiana | 10 | 310 | 193 | 62.3 | 2622 | 8.5 | 25 | 6 | 156.05 | 31.0 | 262.2 |
| 10 | Illinois | 10 | 313 | 193 | 61.7 | 2251 | 7.2 | 18 | 5 | 137.86 | 31.3 | 225.1 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 10 | 316 | 195 | 61.7 | 2640 | 8.4 | 22 | 8 | 149.79 | 31.6 | 264.0 |
| 12 | Maryland | 11 | 363 | 207 | 57.0 | 2395 | 6.6 | 16 | 16 | 118.18 | 33.0 | 217.7 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 10 | 334 | 201 | 60.2 | 2112 | 6.3 | 12 | 7 | 120.96 | 33.4 | 211.2 |
| 14 | Iowa | 12 | 406 | 226 | 55.7 | 2055 | 5.1 | 9 | 9 | 101.08 | 33.8 | 171.3 |